August 7th, 2008
Kezi has been going to Kindy Dance classes for three weeks now and she loves it! I decided to buy her a little dancing outfit last week but not wanting to spend a fortune went along to good ol’ Red Dot and found her a sweet little tutu that will suit our purposes. Of course if she does ever take up dancing properly I’ll invest in a proper outfit but this suits our purposes for now. I thinks she looks very sweet in her new outfit, complete with baby legs leggings!
This sweet little dancer got up to mischief (again) yesterday. She was happily playing with her stickers one second and when I looked away for a moment, this is what she did to poor (3 week old) Lucinda:
at least she did it to herself as well, they make a good pair I think:
and so the sisterly playfulness begins!
August 5th, 2008
I’ve just listed some new items in my Etsy store and put two of them in my Wahmania store also. Here’s a sneek peek:
August 2nd, 2008
Just had to share this sweet photo.
Its amazing to me that newborn babies can sleep through anything. Its actually a really good thing because Keziah is a very loud kid! She loves to sing and dance and was entertaining us all with this last night:
The whole time, Lucinda was doing this:
There are however signs that she too will take after her big sister, such as this:
I don’t mind a bit though, they are both gorgeous girls.
August 1st, 2008
I worked hard this week and got this custom order finished. I really enjoyed creating these little pastel cupcakes and lemon meringue pies on pastel plates. I quite like the glossy finish too and am almost inspired to create some little tiny chocolate sundae’s and other desserts.
While I was busy claying I had another go at creating a few other things. I quite like the red and black group which will be a necklace and earrings:
I did create a few other things but I won’t clog up this post with more photos. Sometimes I wonder why I put up pictures of my latest creations. After considering this for a bit, I think its simply because I appreciate feedback on what I create. In my non-online world I don’t have discussions about creativity, design or art with many people as it never comes up. I don’t really show many people my creations outside of the internet (in the sense that I am braver on here than in real life) and so this is a good place to connect with those who are like-minded. I don’t think its so much for ‘praise’ but more for genuine feedback. Gradually I’ve gained confidence in what I do but I have a long way to go in understanding the polymer clay medium. At the same time, I’m really looking forward to getting back into painting again. I have my painting cupboard all ready, full of oil, acrylic and pastel paints and have kept all my spare canvases from uni…..ah one day! I’d appreciate any feedback on the things I’ve posted here. Without refining my skills I cannot improve. Thanks for those who do give feedback, its very much appreciated.
July 30th, 2008
In the last few days I’ve had three separate orders so I’ve been busy. Its so nice to have a custom order and get back into claying again, even if I’m juggling things between two kids. The exciting thing is that these sales will be enough to train two Malawi pastor’s in AIDS and HIV knowledge.
On top of this, I feel as if I’m back in the saddle as far as creativity with Keziah. She sat at the table for a bit and played with her playdough today while I polyclayed. That was fun!
So, here’s my bit of creativity for this week so far:
I wasn’t the only one being creative in our house today. Michael got very clever with Kezi’s lunch and she quite enjoyed eating it too!
July 29th, 2008
Awwwww, isn’t she cute up there on Daddy’s shoulder! Two weeks old at 9.46am tomorrow morning.
July 29th, 2008
This week I received the prize pack for the MadeIt t-shirt competition. In it were some dainty notepaper, cards and gift tags from Truth be Told, a felt lady badge from Anna Laura and a tiny bottle of rocky road scent from Bottled Up Emotions. Lovely items!
July 27th, 2008
Africa got into our blood after spending just one year there in 2000-2001 so its appropriate that our house reflects this. That year was a turning point for us. We both feel that it was at that point that we found where God wanted us for the long term, working in some capacity with overseas missions, specifically with SIM. Now, close to 10 years since our first association with SIM (April 1999) we are still involved and at an even higher capacity than ever before (Michael is the WA Ministry Director). I think that this is why we still have our African memorabilia out, it was a significant watershed moment for us.
As I’ve slowly been regaining my ability to move freely (don’t worry, I haven’t been lifting anything!) as well as losing my pregnancy brain I have been rearranging things in our new house little by little. We decided to go with an African theme for our lounge space and its coming together slowly, although, due to Ikea being short on the specific furniture items we need to make our space livable, its still in temporary mode! Small parts are complete though like these:
Entry table, complete with a beautiful bunch of flowers sent from our SIM office (I realise that my painting is crooked! There’s a mirror behind the table too that will be on the wall at some point).
The wall hanging that my Mum made for me with the African theme. She designed this herself, amazing isn’t it! (the orange is not as bright as the picture shows!)
Some of my own paintings around the place. (also, not as dark as the photo shows, sometime I’ll take a proper photo of that)
The top of the china cabinet
Oh and baby cards!!
Now we just need to finish off the lounge area after a trip to Ikea sometime this week and things will feel more settled. Its so nice to be able to move around without discomfort!!
July 27th, 2008
I finally changed my picture, well its only been 11 days since Lucinda was born so I suppose thats reasonably quick! I like this casual shot we took today. Here’s a colour version of it:
Stumble it!
